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- January: Lambing, from The Farmer's Year
Clare Leighton
January: Lambing, from The Farmer's Year
Found at
Christies,
London
Twentieth Century Prints, Lot 21
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2002
Twentieth Century Prints, Lot 21
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2002
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Clare Leighton (1901-1988)
January: Lambing, from The Farmer's Year
wood-engraving, 1931-32, on wove paper, signed in pencil, with margins, the right margin trimmed, pale light-staining, taped to the backing at the extreme left and right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
B. 205 x 268mm., S. 280 x 340mm.; and another wood-engraving, from the same suite (2)
January: Lambing, from The Farmer's Year
wood-engraving, 1931-32, on wove paper, signed in pencil, with margins, the right margin trimmed, pale light-staining, taped to the backing at the extreme left and right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
B. 205 x 268mm., S. 280 x 340mm.; and another wood-engraving, from the same suite (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Clare Leighton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2002. In the Twentieth Century Prints auction, the work January: Lambing, from The Farmer's Year sold for GBP 1,057.50 (€ 1,672.78) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. Admittedly, works by Clare Leighton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Bread Line, New York in August this year with an auction result of USD 11,970.00 (€ 11,043.45).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Clare Leighton erzielte im Oktober 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Twentieth Century Prints wurde die Arbeit January: Lambing, from The Farmer's Year für GBP 1.057,50 (€ 1.672,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Clare Leighton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Bread Line, New York im August diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 11.970,00 (€ 11.043,45).